Book Synopsis:
The new must-read novel from the bestselling and highly acclaimed author of FIREWATCHING
Sheffield’s beautiful Botanical Gardens – an oasis of peace in a world filled with sorrow, confusion and pain. And then, one morning, a body is found in the Gardens. A young woman, dead from a stab wound, buried in a quiet corner. Police quickly determine that the body’s been there for months. It would have gone undiscovered for years – but someone just sneaked into the Gardens and dug it up.
Who is the victim? Who killed her and hid her body? Who dug her up? And who left a macabre marker on the body?
In his quest to find her murderer, DS Adam Tyler will find himself drawn into the secretive world of nighthawkers: treasure-hunters who operate under cover of darkness, seeking the lost and valuable . . . and willing to kill to keep what they find.
Nighthawking is published in hardback and ebook on the 29th April 2021. You can pre-order your copy using the link below or from your local indie bookstore.
My Review:
I was a huge fan of Firewatching so I was incredibly excited to read Nighthawking the second book in the series, though a little nervous that it wouldn’t live up to my expectations. I needn’t have worried as Nighthawking was every bit as brilliant as the author’s first book.
It was really nice to be back with Adam and Mina and be able to observe them solving another cold case. They make such a great team and it was lovely to see their relationship develop. I really like Adam who despite being a mysterious character at times shows a lot of kindness at times, especially towards Mina. I was slightly frustrated with him in this book as he seemed to be on a mission to find out what happened to his dad and this seemed quite self destructive sometimes. I found myself holding my breath, worrying he was going to be found out. Mina is another wonderful character who I felt really came into her own during this book. She is a very strong women and I loved that she was starting to make an impact in the team so that people actually listened to her. She has to deal with a lot of the work herself in this book and I enjoyed watching her trying to solve the case on her own.
I hadn’t actually heard of Nighthawking before so I enjoyed learning more about it in this book. The information about what type of things had been found with a detector was really interesting and I would actually like to try it myself one day, though in a legal way with the hope of not finding a dead body.
The plot develops at a great pace and I loved watching all the pieces come together. The story is really clever and I found myself marvelling at how the author had managed to write such an intriguing story. The tension in the story slowly builds until it becomes almost unbearable. There are lot of twists in the story that kept me guessing until the shocking, brilliant ending that was so well done. The book does end on a cliff hanger and I can’t wait to read the third book in the series now.
Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Simon and Schuster for my copy of this book via Netgalley.
About The Author:
Russ Thomas was born in Essex, raised in Berkshire and now lives in Sheffield. He grew up in the 80s reading anything he could get from the library, writing stories, watching large amounts of television, playing videogames, and largely avoiding the great outdoors. He spent five years trying to master playing the electronic organ and another five trying to learn Spanish. It didn’t take him too long to realise that he’d be better off sticking to the writing. After a few ‘proper’ jobs (among them: pot-washer, optician’s receptionist, supermarket warehouse operative, call-centre telephonist and storage salesman) he discovered the joys of bookselling, where he could talk to people about books all day. His debut novel Firewatching is the first book in the D/S Adam Tyler series.
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